You can copy the diagrams, as we did in this video, to help gain an intuitive sense of that part of the body. So, if you find you are struggling with a particular body part, it’s useful to go to your anatomy book and study the diagrams of that area. You can see the shapes more clearly since you understand the structures beneath them. Having said that, even if you draw from a reference, anatomy knowledge can be useful to help you observe and understand. In fact, sometimes concerning yourself too much with anatomy knowledge can stifle your drawing when you have a model. If drawing from a live model or a reference photo though, far less anatomy knowledge is needed. So get it for the pages with the wonderful diagrams.įor drawing lifelike figures from imagination, a strong knowledge of anatomy will help a lot. A lot of it is filled with text that is hard to read and makes anatomy study feel quite inaccessible. It’s quite expensive though, and it’s massive. The short version is that the diagrams are fantastic and really useful, and show that Bammes really knew how to teach anatomy for artists.
The Complete Guide to Anatomy for Artists & Illustrators by Gottfried Bammes The diagrams are designed to be as straightforward and useful as possible, and the text is not pretentious. This is the best all rounder, and if you just want to learn about anatomy for drawing without any frills, get this book. Classic Human Anatomy: the Artist’s Guide for Form, Function and Movement by Valerie Winslow The diagrams are decent and provide you with the essential information you need, so again this is a good one for those on a budget.
This is quite an old book, and can also be found cheaply secondhand online. However, the diagrams are not as useful for learning to draw as Valerie Winslow’s book or the Bammes book discussed below.Īn Atlas of Anatomy for Artists by Fritz Schider The author’s own drawings are really interesting and use anatomical knowledge in a non-academic, creative way. The photos are such that you can draw from them when you’re at home and don’t want to stare at a computer screen for a reference. This is a beautiful book with great photos, complete with nice transparent overlays you can place over some of the photos to see the anatomy within. It doesn’t have the clearest or most user friendly diagrams of the five books reviewed here though, so it’s a good one to go for if you are on a budget. This book has useful drawings and diagrams, and can be found fairly cheaply online secondhand. The video shows more of the books and us drawing from them. In this video / article, we review 5 anatomy books and also discuss how we use anatomy books for figure drawing.īelow is a summary of the 5 reviews and our discussion on using anatomy books.
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